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The QC, Vol. 79, No. 05 • October 8, 1992

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QUAKERCAMPUS
Volume LXXIX, Number 5
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October 8,1992
Hearing Board Asks Freshman Officers Elected
McGlynn to Resign
by Adam Webster
QC Editor-in-Chief
The Whittier College
Hearing Board has asked ASWC
President Kevin McGlynn to
resign due to his actions at
Showboat on Sept. 8, according
to several sources, including a
few BOG members.
Although Dean of College
Life Steve Gothold and members
of the Hearing Board were unable to comment on the decision,
including what that decision
was, sources close to the situation have explained the decision.
At a closed meetingTuesday
night, BOG discussed the decision and its impact, according
to Nicole Winger, Freshman
Liaison and Robin Lynn Hickin,
Program Board Chair.
'They're trying to force him
out of office," Hickin said. "Everyone knows the Administration wants (McGlynn) to resign,
we talked about that," she
added.
Winger added, "Kevin was
elected by the student body and
we were discussing whether
Hearing Board could impeach
Kevin." Winger added that she
was under the impression that
Hearing Board could start the
impeachment process and bring
it to the students.
"There will be a lot of retaliation if they do try to make
him resign," Hickin said, but
added that this does not mean a
resignation of all BOG members,
a rumor which had circulated.
Winger said, 'To step down
would be giving up" adding, "I
would not do it. If we go down
with the ship, who's going to
take over?"
Hickin added, "I don't know
that it would accomplish a whole
lot. I don't think it'll have an
effect on the administration; it'll
affect the students more and
that's who I'm here for."
McGlynn said that he could
not comment on the decision,
but added, "I am appealing the
decision."
Please see RESIGN pg. 6
by Andy Markowitz
QC Staff Writer
The new freshman officers
for the 1992-93 school year are
President Maria Lucia D. de
Leon, Vice President David
Fujimoto and Secretary-
Treasurer Edward Avila.
Elections were held on
Friday, Oct. 2. The total voter
turnout for the election was
approximately 180 voters, 54
percent of the freshman class.
This was up 10 percent from
last year's elections according
to Freshman Liaison Nicole
Winger, who coordinated the
elections.
Winger said the whole
election process was very orderly
and organized. "All of the
candidates ran good
campaigns," she said.
She said it was not a onesided election and there was no
disputing the outcome.
One idea de Leon included
in her platform was advocacy.
She feels that since freshmen
are new to the school they will
have a fresh perspective on what
goes on around campus. "I want
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Stephanie Orosz/QC Photo Editor
New Freshman Officers: de Leon, Avila and Fujimoto
to provide an environment
where students feel safe to make
these views heard and in turn
present them to BOG (Board of
Governors)," de Leon said.
Socials are a part of her
plans for the year. "Every
member of the freshman class
should feel like they belong,"
she said. De Leon plans to have
several class activities
throughout the course of the
year.
Included in de Leon's plans
is a Freshman Integration
Advisory. This is a program
which can improve the freshman
orientation program at Whittier
through the suggestions of this
year's freshman class.
De Leon ran for president
because she felt that she was
the most qualified for the
position: "I have a lot to give
and I want to give it to the
class." Other reasons that she
cited for wanting to be president
Please see FROSH pg. 6
Hill Speaks on State Economy Pledging Period
Moved to January
by Camille Wilson
Assistant News Editor
California State Senator
Frank Hill, representative ofthe
31st District, which includes
Whittier, appeared on campus
Monday as a guest speaker of
the Richard M. Nixon
Republican Club.
Hill spoke at Wanberg
House and one of the major
subjects he addressed was the
current economic state of
California and the "erosion of
California's business climate".
Hill stated, "I feel that
California's stagnant economy
has a direct effect on young
people. Most college students
have to enter the work force
within the next four years, and
they have a right to be concerned
when one out of every four
businesses is making plans to
relocate out of California."
Hill also estimated the
state's economy will be troubled
for several years and may face
a five billion dollar shortage,
which will mean further cuts to
higher education.
In regard to welfare and tax
reform, Hill favors less
government spending^ less
government intervention, and
lower taxes. Hill noted that he
has not voted for a tax increase
in 10 years. "Adding taxes is
like adding gas to the fire, it
would only make problems
worse", Hill said.
Hill's welfare reform
proposals include establishing
a workfare program, which
would require welfare recipients
to do 20 hours of community
service a week. When asked if
such a program would assist
recipients in finding a paying
job, Hill responded, 'The goal of
the program is not to teach work
skills, but to give people the
discipline to get up everyday
Jehn Young/QC Photographer
Senator Frank Hill
and go to work."
Furthermore, Hill
attributed the unemployment
of welfare recipients to a
generational cycle where family
members "just get use to welfare
checks."
Hill also gave
recommendations regarding the
rebuilding of Los Angeles after
the recent riots. He suggested
that tax credits for business
owners and less environmental
Please see HILL pg. 6
by Marce D. Scarbrough
QC Managing Editor
Accepting the
recommendations put forth by
the Society Advisory Board, the
administration has decided to
move the New Member
Education (pledging) program
to the January session and to
extend the program to a 20-21
day period, up from 17 days last
year.
Steve Gothold, Dean of
College Life, who was scheduled
to teach a class in Europe over
the January interim, said he
canceled his class to be here at
Whittier during New Member
Education.
Several society members
were pleased with the decision.
"Every society welcomes extra
days... going back to January is
better because of the increased
number of classes and the
involvement of sports (during
February)," senior Jason Fish,
a Penn and member of the
Society Advisory Board, said.
"I think the time was a little
too compacted last year," Lancer
President Chris Williams said.
New Member Education
was a program developed by the
Ad Hoc Committee on Society
Practices and the Office of
College Life last year in an
attempt to curb abuses
encountered in previous
pledging practices. There are
four main safeguards to help
eliminate abuse.
1. All activities must be
attended by the faculty advisor,
Please see PLEDGE pg. 6
What's Inside: A Useful Guide to the Quaker Campus
News
Democratic Club
A new political group
starts on campus and
plans, among other activities, debates with the
campus' Republican Club.
Pg.5.
Viewpoint
Open Forum
A student and an administrator voice their views
on society stereotypes and
the correct term for residence halls, respectively.
Pg. 3.
Features
Untitled
A student begins a new
literary publication in
hopes of creating a
multicultural forum for
such art forms as poems
and fiction. Pg. 8.
A&E
To Party or Not
The pros and cons of partying and other methods of
weekend or boring time fun
are discussed to help provide
ideas for social revelry. Pg.
11.
Sports
Whittier Alum
Whittier alumnus Jim
Skipper, Class of'73, is now
a coach with the New Orleans Saints. He recalls
the way Whittier was when
he attended. Pg. 14.